Lumber jack



R. Y. NEELY LUMBER JACK June 24, 1930.

Filed Nov. 8, 1928 Patented June 24, 1930 I umrao sTA'res PAT Nr-ormcefl RANT Y. NEELY, or WILLAMINA, oeneolv- LUMBER JACK. 7 Application filed November 8,1928. Serial No. 317,375.

The invention relates to improvements in to by rivets 21. Nuts 22' are threaded upon jacks for piling and loading lumber, and it the lower ends of the rods 17 in contact with aims to provide a rather simple and inexpenthe lower sides of the bar portions 19. The sive, yet an unusually efficient and desirable bars 20 project downwardly from the ring 8 jack of this character. I and are inwardly thickened to provide 55 l/Vith the foregoing in view, the invention ground-engaging feet 23 and shoulders 24 resides in the novel subject matter hereinupon which the ring8 rests.

after described and claimed, description be- The standards 6 or 6*" as the'case may be, ing accomplished by reference to the accomis slidably received in the post 11 and a lockpanying drawing. ing pin 25is provided for passage through to Fig. 1 is a perspective view. openings 26 in said post and standard to'hold Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view. the latter-at any desired verticallyadjusted Fig. 3 is a perspective View of a roller which position. In some instances, it is more admay be substituted for the Iumberengaging Visable to use the roller 7 a than the cup 7 of cup shown in F igs. 1 and 2. the standard 6. Hence, standard 6 may be 65 The drawing above briefly described illus- Withdrawn from the post 11 and the rollertrates the preferred form of construction and carrying standard 6 substituted. while this construction will be herein specifi- Thecup 7 consists of a circular metal disk cally explained, it is to be understood that which is centrally connected at 27 with the within the scope of the invention as claimed, upper end of the standard 6, the connection 70 variations may be made. being preferably suchas to permit rotation The device embodies a stand 5, a standard of the disk, and a continuous upstanding 6 or 6 adjustably supported by said standflange 28 at the peripheral edge of said disk, ard, a lumber rest 7 or 7 carried by the stand- Said flange having a sharpened upper edge 29 ard, and certain features of novelty specififor engagement with the lumber. 75

cally described. Any piece of lumber to be handled, is lifted The standfi embodies a horizontal base ring so that its intermediate portion may rest upon 8 and a bar 9 extending diametrically across the cup 7 and then by downwardly forcing said base ring with its ends 10 bent downthe previously lifted end of the lumber, its

Wardly and riveted thereto, the sides of said other end is elevated and may be swung to so bar at its intermediate portion being disposed any desired point. During this operation, in vertical planes. A tubular post 11 preferthere is no danger of the lumber slipping upon ably formed from a piece of pipe or boiler the cup, due to the edge 29, yet this edge will tube is provided at its lower end With a notch not out the lumber which is of importance 12 receiving th center f th bar 9, and i 5 when handling dressed stock. Regardless of cured to the latter by a rivet 13. A top plate the angle with which the lumber comes in con- 14 of annular form, surrounds the upper end tact with the cup 7, the latter anti-slippingly of the post 11 and the latter is swaged at 15 engages in L0 into contact with the upper side of said plate. W the 1 7a is used, not only does it 7 1 z ff i fii sg igg 5 3 permit the lumber to be tilted and turned to M th ti Ch i 1 tt P t position an end at a desired point, but the use ec Ve y e a er aba ns length of lumber may he slid longitudinally the flange or the like 15 and securing it tightly d d 1 to the post. The upper ends of a plurality of as Occaslon may 6mm 1s r0 belng 5 inclined brace rods 17 pass through openings partliuiarly advantageous hallclllng l g T i th pm, 14 d are upset as t 1 Th quantitles of lumber in which the-indivldual lower ends of these rods pass through the out- PleCeS are 1 llfierent lengths, for instance, wardly directed upper ends 19 of a plurality when loading a railway car. of short vertical bars 20 which extend ver- It will be seen from the foregoing that D tically across the ring 8 and are secured thereregardless of the rather simple and ineXpensive construction of the jack, it will be advantageous and in every way desirable.

I claim 1. In a lumber jack, a stand comprising a base ring, a bar extending diametrically across said base ring and secured thereto, a tubular post secured to the center of and rising rigidly from said bar, inclined brace rods having their upper ends secured to the upper end of said post, and short vertical bars extending across said base ring and secured thereto, the upper ends of said short vertical bars being directed outwardly and having openings in which the lower ends of said rods are secured, the lower ends of said short vertical bars projecting downwardly from said base ring and constituting groundengaging feet.

2. A structure as specified in claim 2; said lower ends of said short vertical bars being thickened inwardly to provide shoulders upon which said base ring rests.

3. A lumber jack comprising a base, a vertical standard rising from said base and having a lumber rest at its upper end, inclined brace rods secured at their upper ends to said standard, and a plurality of short vertical bars secured between their ends to said base, the upper ends of said short vertical bars having openings in which the lower ends of said brace rods are secured, the lower ends of said short vertical bars projecting downwardly from said base to provide groundengaging feet.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto afl ixed my signature.

RANT Y. NEELY. 

